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WiFi+Cellular: iPad Yep Surface WiFi only
Weight: iPad 1.44lbs to 1.46lbs Surface RT 1.5lbs and Pro 2.0lbs
Applications: iPad Rock solid platform unified Surface Choose between RT and Pro messed up ARM and x86
For me I think Microsoft has done same mistake again, introduce "complexity" and if you look closely they are actually selling you a "not a gorgeous quality stuff" for same price as iPad. I don't see Microsoft dominating the market! Just getting a market douche on stage that makes you hear sound of click with no quality in product pisses me off!
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Note: I haven't kept up the specs etc. That's the iPad 2. If it's comparable to the Surface, then your point is valid. The cheapest iPad 3 with 3G costs $629. And while YMMV, I don't require 3G on my tablet. I already have 3G on my phone, which is always in my pocket, and I can create a personal hotspot if reqd.
My point was that it's comparable to Surface: similar HW specs, no Retina display. iPad 3 offers more hence it's pricier. I simply don't see why anyone except Microsoft Office users (in 2013;-) would prefer Surface to iPad 3.
The new iPad has a Retina display but beyond that ? (I'm talking about hardware)
You can't even buy an iPad 2 with more than 16GB anymore.
Battery: iPad 42.5-watt-hour clearly mentioning browsing time (its called confidence on your quality) Surface RT 31.5-watt-hour Pro 42-watt-hour WiFi+Cellular: iPad Yep Surface WiFi only Weight: iPad 1.44lbs to 1.46lbs Surface RT 1.5lbs and Pro 2.0lbs Applications: iPad Rock solid platform unified Surface Choose between RT and Pro messed up ARM and x86 For me I think Microsoft has done same mistake again, introduce "…
Won't compete with iPad on quality. Won't compete with Android on price. Why should anyone buy this?
I see that price point as being too high. I think 399 USD would be right in that sweet spot (especially considering this will be considered a poor Ipad substitute in the beginning).
What people in this thread are missing is that Microsoft isn't trying to capture the entire WinRT market with this device, they're not trying to outsell their partners, they're trying to set a benchmark. Something for their partners to compete against, and for those partners to compete against it (and the iPad) successfully. The point of Surface is to keep Asus, HP, Samsung, etc from making a not-quite-iPad for $700…
I remain skeptical that the better good is the underlying motivation.
It should also be noted that Office is coming pre-installed. Which is awesome given the pricing.
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They have a couple of markets they can go after pretty easily. * Gaming. It's fairly easy to port games between Xbox and Windows, and this device has been shown to integrate nicely with Xbox. Whether that's enough is anyone's guess, but it hardly seems like a hail-mary pass at this point to me. * Enterprise. I do not actually see what you're seeing, at least here in New York, that enterprise tablets either don't exis…
The gaming market would seem to be out, since Windows RT devices can only run apps distributed through the Windows App Store, and the Windows App Store refuses to carry any games rated as containing mature content ( http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/10/11/windows-8-marketp... ). In other words, no matter how easy they would be to port, you couldn't make versions of Skyrim , Borderlands 2 , XCOM: Enemy Unknown , or…
>> Apps with a rating over PEGI 16, ESRB MATURE, or a corresponding rating under other ratings systems as described in the table below, are not allowed.
src http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh69408...
I applaud Microsoft for doing something new-- the new windows UI is very original. Further, they have managed to meet Apple in terms of pricing for a comparable iPad, something others have struggled with. But the big take-away innovation here, and the center of their marketing campaign, is that it has a keyboard cover. This seems to be about 5 years out of sync. 5 years ago, everyone expected the iPhone to fail becau…
As a bilingual the autocorrect is the bane of my existence. I depend on it but I find myself constantly changing the language... I wished that iOS could switch languages contextually for me.